Refocusing

As you may have noticed, in the beginning of this blog, there was a post every day.  In fact there were some days when there were more than one.    Lately, it has been more like once a week and some times longer than that.  

In a way, I would say that the simple pattern of these posts is to some degree a reflection of the training.    In the beginning, there was a clear purpose and goal, the Tom Sawyer Sprint Triathlon.   I knew what it was, when it was and what I needed to do to accomplish it.    There were other goals along the way - mainly working on swimming with my Mean Swim Coach, working a little on my biking, and swimming in open water.   And there were some easy goals following like the Ohio River swim and the Bowling Green Sprint Triathlon.  But since then, things have been less clear.

I know that next year I want to do more triathlons.  If things are going well, I want to try to do Ironman Louisville in 2013.   But I am at a point where the path is not as certain.   I know to be able to do this, I will need to do several triathlons next year - some sprints, some Olympic, perhaps a half Ironman.  Also I will need to do some individual evernts - probably at least one full marathon, also at least one or two 100+ mile bike events and I need to be able to increase my swim endurance to at least 2.4 miles.   Add in the fact that I want to incorporate some of this into my running group and their planned events and it becomes a complex task.

I have been continuing to do workouts but they are less focused as I try to develop my plans for the next year.    I am working on those plans right now.   The next 2 weeks will be sort of a trial of things to get some benchmarks.   Once I have those, I will be working with some trainers and advisors to work on a training plan for the next year.   

This morning's task was to do a swim of moderate intensity for 45 minutes and record the distance.  I swam for 1700m alternating between breast stroke and free style every 100m.   This afternoon, I am to do a 45 minute run at an easy pace.   

That's about all there is to report for now.  Of course, if you have done this before and have some wisdom or experiences to share, I would love to hear them.  Or if you are just curious about some of my experiences and have some questions, I am happy to respond to those as well.  

Have a great day.

David